Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Alex Wicker
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
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Emeritus of Woe
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Grave Researcher
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Pox Plague
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
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Gravecrawler
85%inclusion102 decks120 decks
70%synergy
Warren Soultrader
81%inclusion97 decks120 decks
67%synergy
Forsaken Miner
72%inclusion86 decks120 decks
64%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
75%inclusion90 decks120 decks
61%synergy
Accursed Marauder
81%inclusion97 decks120 decks
59%synergy
Bitterblossom
72%inclusion86 decks120 decks
58%synergy
Ophiomancer
74%inclusion89 decks120 decks
57%synergy
Grave Pact
73%inclusion87 decks120 decks
53%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
69%inclusion83 decks120 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
71%inclusion85 decks120 decks
51%synergy
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Dark Ritual
89%inclusion107 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion96 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
77%inclusion92 decks120 decks
45%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
68%inclusion82 decks120 decks
45%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
66%inclusion79 decks120 decks
46%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
66%inclusion79 decks120 decks
46%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
65%inclusion78 decks120 decks
49%synergy
Reanimate
64%inclusion77 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion76 decks120 decks
41%synergy
Flare of Malice
63%inclusion75 decks120 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
66%inclusion79 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion74 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Necropotence
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
12%synergy
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Plaguecrafter
61%inclusion73 decks120 decks
41%synergy
Viscera Seer
57%inclusion69 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
44%synergy
Bloodghast
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Merciless Executioner
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Nether Traitor
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Dark Confidant
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Timeline Culler
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Vincent Valentine
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Super Shredder
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
56%inclusion67 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Dispute
53%inclusion64 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Fight On!
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Vona's Hunger
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Evil
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Szat's Will
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Innocent Blood
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-25%synergy
Resentful Revelation
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Plague of Vermin
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Masamune
51%inclusion60 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Bontu's Monument
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Mindcrank
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion64 decks120 decks
29%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Attrition
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Blight Mound
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion97 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
73%inclusion88 decks120 decks
48%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion73 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
50%inclusion59 decks119 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
1%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Barad-dûr
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Realm of Koh
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion112 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion70 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion115 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
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